Suppose the codon sequence AUGACCCGGCUACUG has a single base pair mutation to AUGACCCGGUUACUG. If the old protein sequence was Met-Thr-Arg-Leu-Leu, what will be the new sequence encoded by the mutant gene?

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Suppose the codon sequence AUGACCCGGCUACUG has a single base pair mutation to AUGACCCGGUUACUG.

 

If the old protein sequence was Met-Thr-Arg-Leu-Leu, what will be the new sequence encoded by the mutant gene?

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